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Dave Cortese

CA Senate District 15

Democratic California since Dec 7, 2020

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Topics in their record

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Government Operations & Budget 34Environment & Energy 26Labor & Employment 25Education 17Transportation & Infrastructure 17Economy & Taxes 16Healthcare 16Housing 13Criminal Justice & Policing 9Social Services & Welfare 8Banking & Finance 5Technology & Privacy 5Civil Rights & Liberties 4Elections & Voting 4Agriculture 3Foreign Policy & Trade 3Other 3Immigration 2Gun Policy 1Veterans Affairs 1

Offices & terms

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CA Senate District 15 current
California
 Democratic Dec 7, 2020 — openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (3,295 recorded)

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
SB 1208
Money laundering: digital financial assets.
 3rd Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll e3c87879-16e1-4f9f-9272-71a7cf3f4bb4 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e3c87879-16e1-4f9f-9272-71a7cf3f4bb4 CC0-1.0
SB 1306
Controlled substances: gamma-butyrolactone.
 3rd Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 24851cb2-1ea0-4468-a991-4a2e827df12f May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/24851cb2-1ea0-4468-a991-4a2e827df12f CC0-1.0
SB 947
Employment: automated decision systems.
 3rd Reading SB947 McNerney et al. Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll a039b982-5c86-42c7-b156-64fad07afc7e May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a039b982-5c86-42c7-b156-64fad07afc7e CC0-1.0
SB 891
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Justice Program.
 3rd Reading SB891 Cervantes et al. Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 8b686321-54e7-45ce-a996-4567d6d79830 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8b686321-54e7-45ce-a996-4567d6d79830 CC0-1.0
SB 1202
Medi-Cal: dashboard and outreach.
 3rd Reading SB1202 Weber Pierson et al. Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 84789fc4-61ea-4aee-a037-ef672329254d May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/84789fc4-61ea-4aee-a037-ef672329254d CC0-1.0
SB 1145
California Environmental Quality Act: surplus land disposal requirements: exemption.
 3rd Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 8a7fc9df-edab-445e-ad89-92419037f621 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8a7fc9df-edab-445e-ad89-92419037f621 CC0-1.0
SB 899
Fire prevention: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: wildfire smoke.
 3rd Reading SB899 Grove et al. Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 48c63a6a-9157-4eef-bd82-faa3f7ca9de6 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/48c63a6a-9157-4eef-bd82-faa3f7ca9de6 CC0-1.0
SB 874
Medi-Cal: behavioral health treatment workgroup.
 3rd Reading SB874 Weber Pierson Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll e70f5074-66c3-4151-bcbe-ea2543274b17 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e70f5074-66c3-4151-bcbe-ea2543274b17 CC0-1.0
SB 957
Privacy: social media companies: administrative subpoenas: remedies.
 3rd Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 1b43151d-f407-4ebd-ae48-de7e3eab2838 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1b43151d-f407-4ebd-ae48-de7e3eab2838 CC0-1.0
SB 881
Income taxation: credits: voluntary contributions: food bank donations.
 3rd Reading SB881 McNerney et al. Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll ee92a7af-a984-4de0-a831-873762a2eb97 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ee92a7af-a984-4de0-a831-873762a2eb97 CC0-1.0
SB 1069
Motor vehicle pollution control devices: aftermarket parts: approval process.
 3rd Reading SB1069 Grayson et al. Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll e3865531-1b90-4f2a-9876-6638306701a8 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e3865531-1b90-4f2a-9876-6638306701a8 CC0-1.0
SB 1379
County of Riverside: separation of county offices: in-custody reports.
 3rd Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll f74ef072-5986-4177-aee2-c40752ff50c3 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f74ef072-5986-4177-aee2-c40752ff50c3 CC0-1.0
SB 1392
Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.
 3rd Reading SB1392 Cortese et al. Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll acefc68b-e899-4fec-ac9e-6434e3ef9cf1 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/acefc68b-e899-4fec-ac9e-6434e3ef9cf1 CC0-1.0
SB 1381
State special schools: information.
 3rd Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll ab238150-dd96-4a25-bd72-5b26d7cea3fe May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ab238150-dd96-4a25-bd72-5b26d7cea3fe CC0-1.0
SB 1383
Housing development: density bonus: incentives or concessions: labor standards.
 3rd Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 43c547a1-d8a7-4fd8-bd0a-2689fc2ab57b May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/43c547a1-d8a7-4fd8-bd0a-2689fc2ab57b CC0-1.0
SB 1180
Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act: California Plastic…
 3rd Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 88f8ef3d-5555-40e3-952a-e1657de6a90e May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/88f8ef3d-5555-40e3-952a-e1657de6a90e CC0-1.0
SB 1154
Public contracts: best value procurement: community college districts.
 3rd Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll aa11e5c7-6fa8-4842-ad77-d3c2090feb5d May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aa11e5c7-6fa8-4842-ad77-d3c2090feb5d CC0-1.0
SCR 176
Relative to National Small Business Month.
 3rd Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 00e33553-c72f-40c9-b759-b24c902cc1ca May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/00e33553-c72f-40c9-b759-b24c902cc1ca CC0-1.0
SB 1311
Licensed professions.
 3rd Reading (Urgency Clause) Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll a981e94a-6a7d-4751-87da-05a2821aff1c May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a981e94a-6a7d-4751-87da-05a2821aff1c CC0-1.0
SB 1398
State agencies: building and renovation projects: Green Globes certification.
 3rd Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll a8979379-bc40-4a7a-b1ff-6b613f5b0438 May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a8979379-bc40-4a7a-b1ff-6b613f5b0438 CC0-1.0
SB 1094
Prescription drugs.
 3rd Reading SB1094 Weber Pierson Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll d6b3e7f0-456a-4593-bd9e-df442e786b9d May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d6b3e7f0-456a-4593-bd9e-df442e786b9d CC0-1.0
SB 1288
Property: nonprobate transfer of ownership.
 3rd Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 1b047b6b-de43-437b-bd08-e03403f26551 May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1b047b6b-de43-437b-bd08-e03403f26551 CC0-1.0
SB 1307
False or forged instruments.
 3rd Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll f83f3c49-4652-4da2-9960-216dd8ff4989 May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f83f3c49-4652-4da2-9960-216dd8ff4989 CC0-1.0
SB 1140
Pupil safety: limiting school access to unauthorized individuals.
 3rd Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 0242cf1d-6367-4c55-8292-98015ef0cd45 May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0242cf1d-6367-4c55-8292-98015ef0cd45 CC0-1.0
SCR 175
Relative to Behavioral Health Awareness Month.
 3rd Reading SCR175 Weber Pierson Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 59c471f7-7b46-481e-9a8e-c2b5d6fa4af1 May 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/59c471f7-7b46-481e-9a8e-c2b5d6fa4af1 CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (47 as lead sponsor)

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